Taupo Fishery Amendment Regulations 2016

Jerry Mateparae, Governor-General

Order in Council

At Wellington this 18th day of April 2016

Present:His Excellency the Governor-General in Council

These regulations are made under sections 48 and 48A of the Conservation Act 1987 and section 14 of the Maori Land Amendment and Maori Land Claims Adjustment Act 1926 on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council.

9 Regulation 11 replaced (Replacement of lost or damaged licences)

11 Replacement of licences

A holder of a whole-season licence may, at any time during the period specified in the licence, obtain from the Director-General a replacement licence free of charge if he or she proves to the satisfaction of the Director-General that,—

(a)

in relation to a licence issued in an electronic form, the licence has been deleted or has otherwise become no longer usable for subsequent reference:

(b)

in relation to a licence issued in a non-electronic form, the licence has been lost or mutilated or become illegible.

The main purpose of these regulations is to remove provisions that set fishing conditions (such as open and closed seasons and bag and size limits) from the principal regulations. This will enable fishing conditions to be set instead in a Taupo District Anglers Notice made under the Conservation Act 1987.

These regulations also amend the principal regulations to clarify that licences may be issued electronically.

Regulatory impact statement

The Department of Conservation produced a regulatory impact statement on 18 August 2015 to help inform the decisions taken by the Government relating to the contents of this instrument.